The Unreal Engine team hit the ground to find out more about these incredible projects with on-site developer interviews, while also acknowledging outstanding achievements via the Unreal E3 Awards. It was an amazing show, to say the least, and we’re still marveling at the magnificent offering on display, speaking to the scope and scale of Unreal Engine development.
What better way to celebrate than to recap the presence Unreal Engine developers had at E3 2019? So, here we go!
UNREAL E3 AWARDS
With more than 80 Unreal Engine-developed titles from teams of all sizes at E3 2019, the Unreal E3 Awards provide an opportunity to recognize outstanding achievements across five distinct categories while rewarding teams with top-of-the-line hardware from both Intel and NVIDIA.As previously announced, each team that takes home top honors in any of the five categories will be awarded an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card, and an Intel i9-9900K processor brought to you by the Intel Game Dev Program.
This year’s categories, nominees, and winners are:
EYE CANDY - This award is given to the most visually impressive Unreal Engine game at E3 2019 and rewards the use of leading-edge graphics that push the medium of interactive entertainment forward.
NOMINEES:
Borderlands 3 | Gearbox Software, 2K Games
Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix
Gears 5 | The Coalition, Xbox Game Studios
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Respawn Entertainment, EA
The Dark Pictures Anthology - Man of Medan | Supermassive Games, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Way to the Woods | Anthony Tan
AND THE WINNER IS:
BIGGEST BUZZ - This award is given to the project that creates the most talked-about moment of E3 2019. From a major game reveal to an undeniably impressive demo or a twist that flips the industry on its ear, this award goes to the Unreal Engine team or project that produces the most buzz.
NOMINEES:
Borderlands 3 | Gearbox Software, 2K Games
Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix
Gears 5 | The Coalition, Xbox Game Studios
Shenmue III | Ys Net, Deep Silver
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Respawn Entertainment, EA
The Outer Worlds | Obsidian Entertainment, Private Division
AND THE WINNER IS:
MOST ENGAGING - This award is given to the experience that we simply can’t put down. Nominees will make players forget about their surroundings and be transported into a truly immersive experience.
NOMINEES:
Asgard's Wrath | Sanzaru Games, Oculus Studios
Borderlands 3 | Gearbox Software, 2K Games
Darksiders Genesis | Airship Syndicate, THQ Nordic
Killsquad | Novarama
Minecraft Dungeons | Mojang, Xbox Game Studios
Phantom: Covert Ops | nDreams, Oculus Studios
Psychonauts 2 | Double Fine, Xbox Game Studios
Remnant: from the Ashes | Gunfire Games, Perfect World Entertainment
The Outer Worlds | Obsidian Entertainment, Private Division
AND THE WINNER IS:
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL GAME - This award is given to the project with huge potential as an all-new IP. Nominees will spark interest not only through gameplay, but through original characters, worlds, and the potential that is put on full display during E3 2019.
NOMINEES:
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey | Panache Digital Games, Private Division
Bleeding Edge | Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios
Creature in the Well | Flight School Studio
Genesis Noir | Feral Cat Den, Fellow Traveller
Journey to the Savage Planet | Typhoon Studios, 505 Games
Lemnis Gate | Ratloop Games Canada
Maneater | Blindside Interactive, Tripwire Interactive
The Outer Worlds | Obsidian Entertainment, Private Division
AND THE WINNER IS:
UNREAL UNDERDOG - This award is given to the team that pushes the limits to achieve an amazing showing for their game or experience at E3. Focusing not just on the product, but the people and process behind it. This award acknowledges a team’s perseverance to make a big splash at the big show.
NOMINEES:
Creature in the Well | Flight School Studio
Midnight Ghost Hunt | Vaulted Sky Games, Coffee Stain Publishing
Moons of Madness | Rock Pocket Games, Funcom
Lemnis Gate | Ratloop Games Canada
Lost Ember | Mooneye Studios
Way to the Woods | Anthony Tan
AND THE WINNER IS:
DEVELOPER INTERVIEWS
Anyone wandering the floor at E3 2019 simply couldn’t avoid coming across Unreal Engine-developed games as everything from highly-anticipated titles like Borderlands 3 and Final Fantasy VII Remake to all-new projects like Moons of Madness and Journey to the Savage Planet filled the LA Convention Center. To find out more about these titles, we spent all three days of E3 conducting over 20 interviews and came away thoroughly impressed by the scope of diversity in projects and team size featured at this year’s show.Check out a few of our interviews below and be sure to hit up the official E3 2019 landing page of our website for the latest interviews as they are released.
TAKING CENTER STAGE
While the LA Convention Center played host to E3 itself, there were a variety of events that took place in and around downtown LA that gave game developers the opportunity to shine.
At the Xbox E3 2019 Briefing, Ninja Theory’s latest project, Bleeding Edge, was revealed for the very first time while all-new details on The Coalition’s Gears 5 gave fans plenty to talk about. Other UE4 titles on display amidst the bright lights of the Xbox briefing include the all-new Blair Witch game from Bloober Team, Psychonauts 2 from Double Fine, Way to the Woods by solo dev Anthony Tan, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot by Bandai Namco Entertainment, Minecraft Dungeons by Mojang, State of Decay 2: Heartland by Undead Labs, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order by Respawn, and The Outer Worlds by Obsidian Entertainment.
Over at Xbox FanFest, attendees got to get hands-on with highly-anticipated titles like Borderlands 3, Bleeding Edge, Minecraft Dungeons, Creature in the Well, and Gears 5 while checking out the latest updates to State of Decay 2 and Rare’s Sea of Thieves.
During the E3 edition of Nintendo Direct, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest XI, MARVELOUS!’ Daemon X Machina, and Grasshopper Manufacture’s No More Heroes 3 showcased their Switch offerings, while Phoenix Labs' Dauntless and Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight were both playable for the first time ever on Switch inside Nintendo’s E3 booth.
Those who attended the PC Gaming Show, or watched online, were able to see a wide variety of Unreal-developed games ranging from Torn Banner Studios’ Chivalry 2 and Vaulted Sky Games’ Midnight Ghost Hunt, to The Bearded Ladies’ Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil, Rock Pocket Games’ Moons of Madness, Petroglyph’s Conan Unconquered, Donkey Crew’s Last Oasis, Gunfire Games’ Remnant: From the Ashes, YS Net’s Shenmue 3, Drodo Studio’s Auto Chess, Borderlands 3, Maneater, and the visually-striking Genesis Noir from Feral Cat Den.
Meanwhile, at The MIX, indie devs Flight School Studios showcased Creature in the Well while Mooneye gave a glimpse of Lost Ember. Additional UE4 titles on display included Shifting Tides’ The Sojourn, Midwinter Entertainment’s Scavengers, Whatboy Games’ Trials of Fire, and Ratloop Games Canada’s Lemnis Gate; rounding out a great showing for Unreal Engine developers all throughout downtown LA during the week of E3.
FORTNITE FUN
Of course, the Fortnite team loaded up the Battle Bus and traveled to E3 2019 for a prime spot in the South Hall of the LA Convention Center, while also throwing an absolutely epic Summer Block Party event that featured fan-favorite Fortnite creators and celebrities.
The neon-bathed booth offered attendees the opportunity to preview Prop Hunt and to play other community-made Fortnite Creative games with friends at the Arcade, Time Trials, and Player vs Player stations, while providing plenty more to explore; including crazy obstacles, free snacks to munch on, and the chance to win amazing prizes.
Just after E3, the Fortnite Summer Block Party offered a two-day celebration at The Forum in nearby Inglewood, California. The Fortnite community, including celebrities and content creators, were able to get up close with the game’s iconic characters, glide on the island’s ziplines, and visit the legendary Durrr Burger. Attendees could even complete a real-world Battle Pass to earn collectible swag, all while watching some of Fortnite’s biggest stars on the big screen.
THE UNREAL ENGINE GAMES OF E3 2019
It’s still hard to believe, but over 80 Unreal Engine-powered titles were present at this year’s show and we couldn’t be more proud of the development community that brought so many amazing titles to the world’s attention. Epic knows first-hand that game development can be challenging, so getting your project to have a presence at E3 is quite the accomplishment! Check out this amazing list of UE4-powered titles from this year’s show below.- ABE VR | Hammerhead VR
- A Year of Rain | Daedalic Entertainment
- Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey | Panache Digital Games, Private Division
- Asgard’s Wrath | Sanzaru Games
- Auto Chess | Drodo Studio
- Battlewake | Survios
- Bee Simulator | Varsav Game Studios, Bigben Interactive
- Biomutant | Experiment 101, THQ Nordic
- Bleeding Edge | Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios
- Bless Unleashed | Round 8 Studio, NEOWIZ, Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
- Borderlands 3 | Gearbox Software, 2K Games
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection | Gearbox Software, 2K Games
- CastleStorm II | Zen Studios
- Chivalry 2 | Torn Banner Studios, Tripwire Interactive
- Code Vein | BANDAI NAMCO Studios, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Creature in the Well | Flight School Studio
- CrossfireX | Smilegate Entertainment, Remedy Entertainment
- Daemon X Machina | Marvelous First Studio, Marvelous, Nintendo
- Dance Central | Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Oculus Studios
- Darksiders Genesis | Airship Syndicate, THQ Nordic
- Dauntless | Phoenix Labs
- Dead by Daylight | Behaviour Interactive
- Dead Static Drive | Fanclub
- Destroy All Humans | Black Forest Games, THQ Nordic
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | CyberConnect2, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Dragon Quest XI S | Square Enix
- Espire 1 | Digital Lode, Tripwire Interactive
- Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix
- Gears 5 | The Coalition, Xbox Game Studios
- Genesis Noir | Feral Cat Den, Fellow Traveller
- Ghostwire: TOKYO | Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks
- Golem | Highwire Games
- Journey to the Savage Planet | Typhoon Studios, 505 Games
- Killsquad | Novarama
- Last Oasis | Donkey Crew
- Lemnis Gate | Ratloop Games Canada
- Lost Ember | Mooneye Studios
- Maneater | Blindside Interactive, Tripwire Interactive
- Minecraft Dungeons | Mojang, Microsoft
- Monster Jam Steel Titans | Rainbow Studios, THQ Nordic
- Moons of Madness | Rock Pocket Games, Funcom
- Mortal Kombat 11 | NetherRealm Studios, QLOC, Shiver, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
- MotoGP 19 | Milestone S.r.l.
- Moss | Polyarc
- Mutant Year Zero: Seeds of Evil | The Bearded Ladies, Funcom
- No More Heroes 3 | Grasshopper Manufacture
- Outriders | People Can Fly, Square Enix
- Pascals Wager | TipsWorks
- Phantom: Covert Ops | nDreams, Oculus Studios
- Project Witchstone | Spearhead Games
- Psychonauts 2 | Double Fine, Xbox Game Studios
- Rad | Double Fine, Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
- Remnant: From the Ashes | Gunfire Games, Perfect World Entertainment
- Rocket Arena | Final Strike Games, Nexon
- Rogan: The Thief in the Castle | Smilegate Entertainment
- Scavengers | Midwinter Entertainment
- Sea of Thieves | Rare, Microsoft Studios
- Secret Neighbor | Dynamic Pixels, Hologryph, TinyBuild Games
- Shenmue III | YS Net, Neilo/Deep Silver, Shibuya Productions
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy | Toys for Bob, Iron Galaxy, Activision
- Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order | Respawn, EA
- State of Decay 2: Heartland | Undead Labs, Xbox Game Studios
- Tales of Arise | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- The Blair Witch | Bloober Team
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan | Supermassive Games, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- The Outer Worlds | Obsidian Entertainment, Private Division
- The Pathless | Giant Squid
- The Sinking City | Frogwares, Bigben Interactive
- The Sojourn | Shifting Tides, Iceberg Interactive
- The Soulkeeper VR | HELM Systems
- The Suicide of Rachel Foster | 101 Centounopercento, Reddoll, Alphaomega Group, Daedalic Entertainment
- The Walking Dead Onslaught | Survios
- Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble | Area 35
- Trials of Fire | Whatboy Games
- Trials of Mana | Square Enix
- Trover Saves the Universe | Squanch Games
- Vader Immortal | ILMxLAB
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 | Hardsuit Labs, Paradox Interactive
- Way to the Woods | Anthony Tan
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood | Cyanide, Bigben Interactive
- White Noise | Ringling College of Art and Design
Did we miss your Unreal Engine project at E3? If so, please let us know by emailing E32019@unrealengine.com.
We’d like to extend a huge congratulations to the Unreal Engine development community. We can’t wait to see how your projects progress and we are already excited to see what you have in store for E3 2020!